Judgment Day in the Qur'an

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Question

Hello I am wondering what does the Qur'an say of the end
times and the end or judgment of the world. In Christianity we believe in the
Book of Revelations which explains the last days in which we are living in. When
will the end of the world come?

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Answer

The Qur'an does not give a detailed explanation of what is
to occur on Judgment Day nor does it give a narrative of it.
In various parts of the Qur'an it makes mention of it depending on the
context of the message.The central
point regarding the end of times is to remind humanity that they will surely be
brought back to life, be judged, and divided between those receiving punishments
and rewards.The scene is unlike
Revelation in the Bible.It is not
a war between the forces of evil and good.
The imagery expressed in the Bible regarding that day is not mentioned in
the Qur'an but both give the same sense of gravity of the Day.
The following verses are pertinent to your question.

Similarly, when the trumpet is blown - a single blowing -
and the earth with its mountains is lifted and crushed (to dust), in a single
crushing: On that day will the (Great) Incident take place. And the sky will
rent asunder; (you shall see that) it would be extremely frail, on that day; -
Al Haqqah 69:13-16

Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),- on that Day will man remember,
but how will that remembrance profit him? - Al Fajr 89:21-23

(It will not be long before they shall see it too). That
day, when this sky shall be (red) as the sediment of oil and when these
mountains shall be (frail) as carded cotton and even the closest of friends
(at that time) shall not be concerned about (the well being of) another
friend, even though they shall see each other. This criminal would wish if he
could only redeem himself from the (great) torment of that day by exchanging
for himself his sons, his wife, his brother, his whole family - which provided
him protection - and every person on earth, then, thereby, save himself from
it. Absolutely not! It is a flaming Fire, stripping off the skin, calling
every person who turned his back (upon the call of the messenger) and looked
the other way (ignoring his warnings) and amassed riches and refused to spend
it (to help others). - Al Ma`arij 70:8-18

When the Sky is cleft asunder;
When the Stars are scattered;
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
And when the Graves are turned upside down;-
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept
back. - Al Infitar 82:1-5

As it regards your question regarding when the end will come
the Qur'an answers:

They ask thee about the (final) Hour - when will be its
appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (alone): None
but He can reveal as to when it will occur. - Al A'raf
7:187